Democrats Hope Senate Elections
Get a Lift From Thurmond's Age0

By

James M. Perry Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated July 3, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. -- Sen. Strom Thurmond, Democrats whisper, couldn't ride a horse in the peach festival in little Trenton last month, choosing instead to wave to the crowd from the back of a convertible. It's another sign, these Democrats say, he's showing his age.